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Florida Gov. DeSantis Asks That Judge Be Disqualified From Disney’s Lawsuit
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is asking that a federal judge be disqualified from the First Amendment lawsuit filed by D [...]
Nevada Man Charged In $45 Million ‘CoinDeal’ Scheme Involving Over 10,000 Victims
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A Nevada man has been charged for his alleged participation in CoinDeal, an investment fraud scheme that defrauded more than 10,000 [...]
Scammer Attempting To Obtain Cash By Identifying Himself As Pinellas County Deputy
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is encouraging the public to be on alert to recent [...]
Georgia Man Arrested For DUI By Florida Troopers After Crashing Frozen Food Semi-Truck
Source: FHP
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. - A 42-year-old Georgia man has been arrested after a crash that happened around 8:40 am on Saturday.
Accordin [...]
Riverview Domestic Violence Hostage Situation Resolved Peacefully
Source: HCSO
RIVERVIEW, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating a domestic violence-related incident in Riverview.
On [...]
Florida AG Moody Pushes Congress To Act To Combat Deadly Xylazine
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody urged congressional leadership to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine [...]
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Partners With FDOT In Safer Roads Initiative
From May through October 2023, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office will expand officer presence on state roadways with high crash rates, increasing pu [...]
St. Petersburg Man Gets 7 Years For Distributing, Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - David Blackmer, 34, St. Petersburg, has been sentenced to 7 years in federal prison, to be followed by 20 y [...]
Bradenton Man Sentenced To 17 Years For 5 Kilos Of Cocaine Mailed From Puerto Rico
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BRADENTON, Fla. - Angel Hernandez Coss, 38, Bradenton, was sentenced to 17 years and six months in federal prison for conspiring to [...]
Disney Ditches $1 Billion Central Florida Effort
Epcot Center By Photo by Brian McGowan on Unsplash, Florida Gov. DeSantis
Walt Disney Company on Thursday scrapped plans to build a nearly $1 bil [...]